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November 02, 2010 21:00

• New Georgian Constitution to be signed by Saakashvili

  The amendments and additions to the Constitution, under which in 2013 the country will pass over to a new model of state governance, are pending official endorsement by President Mikhail Saakashvili.

November 02, 2010 20:00

• Dagestan: special commission will return former militants to peaceful life

  Head of Dagestan Magomedsalam Magomedov has formed a commission under the President of Dagestan to assist in adapting to peaceful life of those persons who decide to stop their terrorist and extremist activities in the republic.

November 02, 2010 19:00

• Court at Kadyrov vs. Orlov trial studies written evidences of prosecution

  Today in Moscow, the litigation continued on the criminal case under suit of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov against Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". At the request of the prosecutor's office, the judicial investigation has passed over to studying written evidences presented by the prosecution.

November 02, 2010 18:00

• Rally in memory of deportation victims held in Karachay-Cherkessia

  Today the city of Karachaevsk hosted a mourning rally, dated to the 67th anniversary of the deportation of the Karachay nationals to Central Asia.

November 02, 2010 17:00

• "Sochi-2014" promises to have Olympic objects ready in 2012

  All the objects for competitions of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics will be ready for operation in 2012, which will allow running two full-fledged seasons sporting events in the complexes built for the Games. It was stated today in London by Dmitri Chernyshenko, President of the Organizing Committee "Sochi-2014", at the opening of the International Congress "Global Sport Industry".

November 02, 2010 16:00

• Resident of Ingushetia disappears in Moscow

  On November 1, Alikhan Umarbekovich Ortskhanov, born in 1984, a resident of Ingushetia, disappeared in Moscow under mysterious circumstances. His brother Bekkhan Ortskhanov has turned for help to the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

November 02, 2010 15:00

• Zakaev refutes Umarov's data that Chechens' Congress in Poland was funded by Soros

  Dokku Umarov, one of the leaders of the underground in Northern Caucasus, said that George Soros, a US billionaire, had allotted money to Ahmed Zakaev, prime minister of the unrecognized Republic of Ichkeria, for holding the Chechen Congress in Poland this September. Zakaev denies this claim, arguing that Umarov is trying to discredit his activities and create an enemy in the face of the West.

November 02, 2010 14:00

• Monument to Stalin removed off pedestal in Kutaisi

  The administration of the Georgian city of Kutaisi has taken the monument to Iosif Stalin, located in Victory Square, away from its pedestal. The disappearance of the monument has angered local residents.

November 02, 2010 13:00

• Sochi residents hold ecological action in defence of Black Sea

  On October 31, local residents held an action for cleaning the bank of the Sochi River. About 50 persons within one hour of the campaign gathered 154 bags of household garbage.

November 02, 2010 12:00

• Chechnya dismantles bridge built from tombstones

  The automobile bridge, built from the tombstones, removed from Chechen cemeteries after Stalin's deportation of 1944, was dismantled in the Shali District of Chechnya.

November 02, 2010 11:00

• According to Armenian experts, Turkey is seeking to improve its relations with Armenia

  Political scientists Alexander Iskandaryan and Stephan Grigoryan express their opinion that removing Armenia from the list of the countries constituting a menace for Turkey by the Turkish Security Council indicates that Turkey is seeking ways to improve its relations with Armenia as well as with its other neighbours.

November 02, 2010 10:00

• The first volume of "Memory Book of victims of political repression of Abkhazia" is ready for publishing

  The first volume of Memory Book of victims of political repression of Abkhazia out of fifteen is ready for publishing, Yury Lataria, compiler of the book and Deputy Chairman of Association of Memory of victims of political repression of Abkhazia, reported.

November 02, 2010 09:00

• Georgia simplifies the procedure of getting labor permits for international organizations of Abkhazia and South Osetia

  According to Temur Yakobashvili, State Minister of Georgia, the Georgian Government is simplifying the procedure of getting labor permits for international organizations of Abkhazia and South Osetia.

November 02, 2010 08:00

• The majority of North Caucasian bloggers are registered in Dagestan

  A census of blog owners in "LiveJournal" has been carried out on the initiative of North Caucasian bloggers. Dagestani bloggers have become leaders: out of 538 North Caucasian bloggers 185 fall on this republic.

November 02, 2010 07:00

• Imam of one of the mosques of Khasavyurt killed in Dagestan

  In the evening of November, 1, some unidentified people killed the Imam of one of the mosques in the town of Khasavyurt, Dagestan, a representative of the municipal law enforcement bodies reported.

November 01, 2010 21:00

• Dagestan: rally demands resignation of Tabasaran District head

  Today, in Khuchni village, centre of the Tabasaran District, several hundreds of local residents rallied to express distrust to district head Nurmagomed Shikhmagomedov.

November 01, 2010 20:30

• Armenia starts considering applications of TV companies to broadcasting tender

  At its sitting on November 1, the National Television and Radio Commission of Armenia considered tender packages of eight bidders-applicants for the right to broadcast: "Kaim", "Paradise", "Dar-21", "Ar", "Shark", "Tavush TV", "Armnews" and "A1".

November 01, 2010 20:00

• "Memorial" Human Rights Center: Tsoloyev kidnapped in Ingushetia had had a militia record

  The editorial board of "Caucasian Knot" has got a message from "Memorial" Human Rights Center informing that Arthur Tsoloyev, brother of Zurab Tseloyev (Tsoloyev) kidnapped on October, 29, by armed people wearing masks and camouflage uniform from his home in Nazran, who according to official information had installed a fougasse in the center of Nazran, perished in 2008. After that Zurab got a militia record.

November 01, 2010 19:00

• In Dagestan, Shamkhal resident reports illegal detention of 33 citizens

  On October 29, in the settlement of Shamkhal, Kirov District of Makhachkala, law enforcers detained pretty plenty of citizens. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by local resident Shamsudin Magomedov.

November 01, 2010 18:25

• Krasnodar Territory: case of children's death in "Azov" camp sent to the court

  The Prosecutor's Office of the Krasnodar Territory has sent to the court the criminal case against the teachers accused of the death of six pupils during bathing this summer in the Yeysk Spit, the Office has reported.